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Mahela Jayawardene

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Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene

Born: 27 May 1977, Colombo
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Mahela Jayawardene
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), 1st Test, 1997/98
Latest Test:
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), 1st Test, 2002

ODI Debut:
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), 2nd ODI, 1997/98
Latest ODI:
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 21/07/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   45   71   5  3227  242   48.89  54.66   9  16   57   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              68.2   13   212    4  53.00  2-32    0   0 102.5  3.10

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 30/09/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  118  111  10  3235  128   32.02  74.95   6  15   54   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              85.4    1   484    7  69.14  2-56    0   0  73.4  5.64

FIRST-CLASS
 (1995/96 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  100  155  14  7406  274   52.52  21  36  113   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             453.2  1470   50  29.40  5-72    1   0  54.4  3.24

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1995/96 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  160  148  19  4428  128   34.32   6  25   72   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            159.1+   865   19  45.52  3-25    0   0  68.2  5.19

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Mahela Jayawardene has swiftly established himself as Sri Lanka's most exciting stroke-player and premier batsman. A sound technician, he is naturally aggressive and possesses a complete range of strokes with few obvious weaknesses. The 24-year old, schooled at Nalanda College in Colombo, started his Test career in 1997 against India with a fifty when Sri Lanka went on to plunder a record 952 for six. The following year he rescued Sri Lanka in Galle to score 157 against New Zealand, an innings he still rates as his best. He found it difficult, however, to establish a permanent place in the side until he replaced Aravinda de Silva in the Carlton United Series in Australia in 1998-99, where he hit a sparkling 120 in an acrimonious ODI against England. This was quickly followed by a marathon 242 against India in the inaugural Asian Test Championship in February 1999. When the national selectors opted to pursue a controversial youth policy after the 1999 World Cup in England Jayawardene, just 22, was made vice-captain. The extra responsibility appeared to undermine his batting form and he was frequently dismissed in the twenties and thirties. Upon relinquishing the job his career has blossomed. In the last two years he has scored six Test hundreds and in 2001 he averaged 56.64. His present Test average of 49.25 is rising steadily, despite a reckless streak that can see him self-destruct when in prime form. He is yet to score heavily abroad - all his eight Test hundreds have been scored in Sri Lanka, where he averages 60.30 opposed to the 31.28 he averages overseas. This, though, is unlikely to remain the case for long for he lacks nothing in terms of skill and temperament. He plays his club cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club, a club he captained with success in 2000-01.(30.04.2002)

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